These young white guys may not have their finger on it, but they sense the world has been pulled out from under them. They have no notion of “privilege” but they feel something is missing their dads and grandads had.
Maybe 10-years ago I was running internet at a guy’s shop. Everyone was drinking and fucking around, discussing some politics. The guy’s son was about to graduate the bougie high school and was enraged that anyone was talking about free college tuition.
“College isn’t high school. Just because you get to attend free doesn’t mean you get a free diploma. Besides, what are you afraid of? Might have to compete with n******?”
And that last bit was exactly what he was afraid of. (Apologies, but I put it in words him and his father would use so it would hit home.) Being white is no longer an automatic ticket to the middle class. Hell, what middle class?
These young white guys may not have their finger on it, but they sense the world has been pulled out from under them. They have no notion of “privilege” but they feel something is missing their dads and grandads had.
Maybe 10-years ago I was running internet at a guy’s shop. Everyone was drinking and fucking around, discussing some politics. The guy’s son was about to graduate the bougie high school and was enraged that anyone was talking about free college tuition.
“College isn’t high school. Just because you get to attend free doesn’t mean you get a free diploma. Besides, what are you afraid of? Might have to compete with n******?”
And that last bit was exactly what he was afraid of. (Apologies, but I put it in words him and his father would use so it would hit home.) Being white is no longer an automatic ticket to the middle class. Hell, what middle class?